Music Trade Review
Issue: 1898 Vol. 27 N. 10 - Page 5
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
world by nature, and the barrel organs
can have no effect but to aid in keeping
this taste at its present contemptible level.
Secondly, the system encourages and
keeps among us a set of men who are
merely idle loafers and vagabonds, com-
mon beggars, with the additional power of
creating an intolerable nuisance. A man
who plays a clarinet or a cornet-a-piston
in a wind band, though he may not play
very well, must nevertheless have acquired
learn the manipulation of his instrument;
he is, therefore, in quite a different posi-
tion, in principle, from an ignorant boor
who merely turns a handle to produce
mechanical noises; he is, in a humble and
imperfect way, exercising a craft. The
organ-grinder is not; he is a lazy and ig-
norant fellow who prefers to be lazy and
ignorant, and who takes to this handle-
turning rather than apply himself to hon-
est and useful labor.
*
T H E theatrical season which opens this
week promises to be brilliant, artis-
tic and prosperous. Many new plays will
be seen, notably Hall Caine's "The Chris-
tian, "in which Miss Viola Allen will make
her debut as a star. There will be other
events of artistic and dramatic importance.
Richard Mansfield will appear in "Cyrano
de Bergerac," the poetic tragedy which
has met with splendid success in Paris,
with Coquelin in its central role. Mrs.
Minnie Maddern Fiske will show as Becky
Sharp in the life in "Vanity Fair." First-
nighters will be supremely happy, for doz-
ens of new plays are promised. Mav Irwin
having taken Sam Bernard from Weber &
Fields, will take the field as a manager and
star Bernard in "The Marquis of Michi-
gan." The clinging Qlga Nethersole and
the truly pure Kendals Will return across
the water; there will be grand opera,
opera less grand and so less expensive,
comic opera, with all its favorites and all
its gaudy trappings. This is going to be
a great season.
*
IN the current issue of The Ladies' Home
* Journal there appears a very interest-
ing article regarding "Blind Tom," the
pianist, from the pen of John J. a'Becket.
Many people are under the impression
that "Blind Tom" passed away long
since into a happier land, but it is not so.
He is residing with A. J. Lerche, his
guardian, on the banks of the Shrewsbury
River in New Jersey.
*
ITALY boasts of a number of musical
* geniuses at the present time who seem
destined to make their mark.
One of
them is only eleven, and he is a pupil of
Mascagni at the Conservatory in Pesaro.
His name is Orlando Salvatore, and only a
short time ago he conducted in Messina a
symphony of his own composition. Mas-
cagni heard him and offered him a free
scholarship in the conservatory. The boy
had been for two years a member of the
municipal orchestra in Messina, and he
accepted Mascagni's invitation with de-
light. The musician and priest, Lorenzo
Perosi, is only twenty-five years old, and
is now devoting himself to completing a
religious opera called "Judith." Verdi
seems to be the only Italian composer who
does not rely chiefly on his youth for re-
cognition.
*
\ 1 7 A L T E R DAMROSCH has composed
" * a " Te Deum " in honor of Admiral
Dewey's victory at Manila, and it will
probably be sung next winter at one of the
concerts of the Oratorio Society. This
will be the first work that Mr. Damrosch
MLLE. CECII-E LORRAINE.
has sent out since his retirement from
operatic management to devote himself to
composition, and it will be for that reason
an interesting contribution to the season's
music.
*
A MONG the distinguished prima donna
**• sopranos who will make their debut
the coming musical season, Mile. Cecile
Lorraine takes high rank. She is an Ameri-
can, having been born in Boston. It may
be said that she sang from her cradle.
The love of music was innate, and as a
child she was a remarkable pianiste, thus
laying the foundation of a thorough musi-
cal education. As the parents of the little
prima donna discouraged the idea of her
going on the stage, she received no vocal
tuition until she was sixteen, when she
had the good fortune to make the acquain-
tance of Professor Paul Kirschner. Cecile
Lorraine sang for the well-known vocal
teacher, and he was so impressed with the
girl's wonderful voice and lyric talent that
he predicted a brilliant career for her,
providing she studied seriously. This
favorable opinion induced Mile. Lor-
raine's parents to place their daughter
under Professor Kirschner. Her progress
was so rapid that after two years' study
she was offered, and accepted, the position
of soprano soloist at the Church of the
Saviour, Philadelphia, which post has
always been held by well-known vocalists.
Cecile Lorraine's beautiful voice soon at-
tracted the attention of managers, and she
appeared with remarkable success in nu-
merous concerts in New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Boston, etc., where she
m e t w i t h immediate
success.
Fired with a justifi-
able ambition to make
a name in grand opera,
Mile. Lorraine decided
to go to Paris and study
for the lyric stage, un-
der the tuition of the
world-famous teacher,
Madame M a r c h e s i .
Then followed three
years of hard and unre-
mitting study. During
this period, Mile. Lor-
raine mastered every
branch of the lyric art
under Mr. KoL-nig, chef
de chant of the Paris
Opera House, so that
to-day she is a finished
and fully-equipped ar-
tiste with an extensive
repertoire. A year ago
Mile. Lorraine m a d e
her debut in Paris and
scored an immediate
success before the most
critical public in the
world. Since then this
accomplished p r i m a
donna has sung in the
principal continental
cities, w i n n i n g t h e
h i g h e s t praise from
such celebrities as Mas-
senet, Sir Arthur Sullivan and Jean de
Reszke, as well as the unanimous endorse-
ment of the press and public.
*
1RISH composers and Irish music are
* receiving considerable notice and atten-
tion from Europeans at the present time.
This is due in no small measure to the in-
auguration—revival would be the better
word—of the "Feis Ceoile," which has
been held in Belfast and Dublin during
the past year.
The Irish musical festival is somewhat
on the lines of the Welsh Eistedfodd, and
aims at the cultivation of Irish music and
the resuscitation of folk song.
The first "Feis Ceoile" was held in 1792,
and the records of the Irish harpists on
that occasion are referred to by Bunting,
who copied down many of the native airs
not on record, thus preserving many of the
folk melodies which would have been lost.
Later, however, the annual musical re-
union fell into desuetude.
Villiers Stanford is one of the enthusi-
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
world by nature, and the barrel organs
can have no effect but to aid in keeping
this taste at its present contemptible level.
Secondly, the system encourages and
keeps among us a set of men who are
merely idle loafers and vagabonds, com-
mon beggars, with the additional power of
creating an intolerable nuisance. A man
who plays a clarinet or a cornet-a-piston
in a wind band, though he may not play
very well, must nevertheless have acquired
learn the manipulation of his instrument;
he is, therefore, in quite a different posi-
tion, in principle, from an ignorant boor
who merely turns a handle to produce
mechanical noises; he is, in a humble and
imperfect way, exercising a craft. The
organ-grinder is not; he is a lazy and ig-
norant fellow who prefers to be lazy and
ignorant, and who takes to this handle-
turning rather than apply himself to hon-
est and useful labor.
*
T H E theatrical season which opens this
week promises to be brilliant, artis-
tic and prosperous. Many new plays will
be seen, notably Hall Caine's "The Chris-
tian, "in which Miss Viola Allen will make
her debut as a star. There will be other
events of artistic and dramatic importance.
Richard Mansfield will appear in "Cyrano
de Bergerac," the poetic tragedy which
has met with splendid success in Paris,
with Coquelin in its central role. Mrs.
Minnie Maddern Fiske will show as Becky
Sharp in the life in "Vanity Fair." First-
nighters will be supremely happy, for doz-
ens of new plays are promised. Mav Irwin
having taken Sam Bernard from Weber &
Fields, will take the field as a manager and
star Bernard in "The Marquis of Michi-
gan." The clinging Qlga Nethersole and
the truly pure Kendals Will return across
the water; there will be grand opera,
opera less grand and so less expensive,
comic opera, with all its favorites and all
its gaudy trappings. This is going to be
a great season.
*
IN the current issue of The Ladies' Home
* Journal there appears a very interest-
ing article regarding "Blind Tom," the
pianist, from the pen of John J. a'Becket.
Many people are under the impression
that "Blind Tom" passed away long
since into a happier land, but it is not so.
He is residing with A. J. Lerche, his
guardian, on the banks of the Shrewsbury
River in New Jersey.
*
ITALY boasts of a number of musical
* geniuses at the present time who seem
destined to make their mark.
One of
them is only eleven, and he is a pupil of
Mascagni at the Conservatory in Pesaro.
His name is Orlando Salvatore, and only a
short time ago he conducted in Messina a
symphony of his own composition. Mas-
cagni heard him and offered him a free
scholarship in the conservatory. The boy
had been for two years a member of the
municipal orchestra in Messina, and he
accepted Mascagni's invitation with de-
light. The musician and priest, Lorenzo
Perosi, is only twenty-five years old, and
is now devoting himself to completing a
religious opera called "Judith." Verdi
seems to be the only Italian composer who
does not rely chiefly on his youth for re-
cognition.
*
\ 1 7 A L T E R DAMROSCH has composed
" * a " Te Deum " in honor of Admiral
Dewey's victory at Manila, and it will
probably be sung next winter at one of the
concerts of the Oratorio Society. This
will be the first work that Mr. Damrosch
MLLE. CECII-E LORRAINE.
has sent out since his retirement from
operatic management to devote himself to
composition, and it will be for that reason
an interesting contribution to the season's
music.
*
A MONG the distinguished prima donna
**• sopranos who will make their debut
the coming musical season, Mile. Cecile
Lorraine takes high rank. She is an Ameri-
can, having been born in Boston. It may
be said that she sang from her cradle.
The love of music was innate, and as a
child she was a remarkable pianiste, thus
laying the foundation of a thorough musi-
cal education. As the parents of the little
prima donna discouraged the idea of her
going on the stage, she received no vocal
tuition until she was sixteen, when she
had the good fortune to make the acquain-
tance of Professor Paul Kirschner. Cecile
Lorraine sang for the well-known vocal
teacher, and he was so impressed with the
girl's wonderful voice and lyric talent that
he predicted a brilliant career for her,
providing she studied seriously. This
favorable opinion induced Mile. Lor-
raine's parents to place their daughter
under Professor Kirschner. Her progress
was so rapid that after two years' study
she was offered, and accepted, the position
of soprano soloist at the Church of the
Saviour, Philadelphia, which post has
always been held by well-known vocalists.
Cecile Lorraine's beautiful voice soon at-
tracted the attention of managers, and she
appeared with remarkable success in nu-
merous concerts in New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Boston, etc., where she
m e t w i t h immediate
success.
Fired with a justifi-
able ambition to make
a name in grand opera,
Mile. Lorraine decided
to go to Paris and study
for the lyric stage, un-
der the tuition of the
world-famous teacher,
Madame M a r c h e s i .
Then followed three
years of hard and unre-
mitting study. During
this period, Mile. Lor-
raine mastered every
branch of the lyric art
under Mr. KoL-nig, chef
de chant of the Paris
Opera House, so that
to-day she is a finished
and fully-equipped ar-
tiste with an extensive
repertoire. A year ago
Mile. Lorraine m a d e
her debut in Paris and
scored an immediate
success before the most
critical public in the
world. Since then this
accomplished p r i m a
donna has sung in the
principal continental
cities, w i n n i n g t h e
h i g h e s t praise from
such celebrities as Mas-
senet, Sir Arthur Sullivan and Jean de
Reszke, as well as the unanimous endorse-
ment of the press and public.
*
1RISH composers and Irish music are
* receiving considerable notice and atten-
tion from Europeans at the present time.
This is due in no small measure to the in-
auguration—revival would be the better
word—of the "Feis Ceoile," which has
been held in Belfast and Dublin during
the past year.
The Irish musical festival is somewhat
on the lines of the Welsh Eistedfodd, and
aims at the cultivation of Irish music and
the resuscitation of folk song.
The first "Feis Ceoile" was held in 1792,
and the records of the Irish harpists on
that occasion are referred to by Bunting,
who copied down many of the native airs
not on record, thus preserving many of the
folk melodies which would have been lost.
Later, however, the annual musical re-
union fell into desuetude.
Villiers Stanford is one of the enthusi-
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